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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The idea for this recipe came to me as I drove through the middle of Thanksgiving night to get back home in Tennessee.

The white lines of the Alabama highway flew by hypnotically like the blur of a passing train. My car radio played static along with The Doors' "Riders On The Storm" while Trevor and Alexis slept. Meanwhile I mused about the Pommes Parisienne that I made last week and the thought hit me. They would be great as a "meatball" in a creamy soup.

A cold front was prepared to march across and render Black Friday into a cold and dreary day. Alexis had to be at work at noon at the mall so I made this batch of this soup for her to take for her and her co-workers.

In a stock pot, melt butter and saute potato, carrot, onion, and celery until tender, about 10 minutes.

Whisk in the flour and stir to form a blond roux.

Whisk in the stock to thoroughly blend and simmer for 15 minutes.

Use an immersion blender to make this soup base smooth. [Note: You can skip this if you want a more coarse and chunky soup.]

Stir in the half and half, remaining seasonings, and pommes parisienne. Simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes.

[Note: If you don't want to look up the pommes parisienne, you could just pan fry peeled fingerling potatoes or small potatoes in clarified butter until cooked and then add roasted red pepper, parsley, salt and pepper.]

Yes, those are styrofoam bowls and a cafeteria style tray. I thought it was fitting since I was sending this in to her work ;)

I apologize for the lack of pictures. I made this recipe after about 2 hours of sleep and really wasn't planning on posting it but it tasted too good not to write up.

Speaking of which, here is a bonus recipe that I did for Alexis' work crew on Sunday and I didn't take a single picture. But it was pretty damn good too. It was adapted from a chicken and wild rice soup recipe that my mom gave to me years ago.

The potato meatballs is a stroke of genius! Adding this to my list of must makes :) And thanks, now Riders on the Storm is stuck in my head...riders on the storm. Riders on the storm...into the world we're born...

Who are you and what have you done with my friend Chris? :) There's no green egg involved here. This soup looks fabulous Chris. Great idea. Now I'm going to be singing Riders On The Storm in my head the rest of the day. ;)

Chris, you are such a good husband. I know Alexis and the crew were happy to enjoy a good warm soup on a cold day.This soup looks fantastic I am really liking the potato meatballs that is really a creative approach.

Happy Holidays to you and your family.

Velva

P.S. I could be in the bars response is my great retort to my food craziness.

You know you're on a slippery slope, right? First you take lunch to your wife, then her friends, then, if you don't watch yourself, you'll start taking orders from them, and their neighbors and the next thing you know you'll be running a catering business and then...a restaurant and then a chain of restaurants and next thing you know you'll be on Undercover Boss!!! Or Celebrity Apprentice!!!! Just sayin. Soup sounds delish...printed off and it's on the docket!